diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index 4d70b8f53..1e8649420 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 release:
-  current-version: 2.7.1-lts
+  current-version: 2.8.0-lts
   next-version: 3.0.0-lts-SNAPSHOT